Chips, chicken nuggets, crayons; the three Cs of dining out with children. And while we’re not guaranteeing that every place on our list of family friendly restaurants in Liverpool has them all, they definitely all make kids and their parents feel welcome and at home.
Many of them have cool kids menus that are a little bit more creative than the standard sausages, beans and mash. Take the Catalan rarebit at Lunya for example (cheese on toast, innit?), and the mother butter chicken at Mowgli. Whether you’ve got a fussy eater to please, or a mini human dustbin, here are eleven fab family-friendly places to eat in Liverpool where all ages will find something to enjoy.
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Book Now Ropewalks
Voyagers
Voyagers in The Halyard Liverpool is in the league of hotel restaurants that become a destination in their own right. A sophisticated and well-travelled menu of small plates combined with inviting modern design make it a standout addition to the Ropewalks. Expect an individual take on cool, casual dining.
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Ropewalks
Duke Street Market
Following in the footsteps of other successful models in the region, with communal dining tables and a mezzanine served by a choice of resident kitchens, this 100-year-old warehouse-turned-foodhall is one of the Ropewalks newcomers breathing life back into Duke Street.
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Liverpool City Centre
Lunya
World-class Catalan deli and restaurant Lunya is a wonderful place to hang out, with tapas and full-bodied meals on offer. Just don’t expect predictable options in a venue known for signature dishes like Catalan Scouse (morcilla and chorizo stew), or croquetas with oxtail and horseradish mousse.
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Liverpool City Centre
Mowgli Street Food Liverpool Water Street
If you don’t know who Nisha Katona is, you’re not watching enough Celebrity MasterChef, but, to recap, she’s the founder of Mowgli, born in 2014 right here in Liverpool – the Bold Street branch is the flagship of the Indian restaurant chain of 17 restaurants nationwide and rising.
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Cavern Quarter
Piccolino Liverpool
Piccolino Liverpool is located in a particularly grand building on Cook Street with a small but perfectly-formed terrace at the front. The impressive exterior seems appropriate because Piccolino always works well for fancy events, birthday parties and glamorous dates.
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Woolton Village
The Elephant Woolton
Subheading “pub and bakehouse”, The Elephant is a Grade II-listed building (with sunny beer garden) in the leafy village of Woolton, dating back to the early 18th century, and with plenty of owners in its time, including a recent-ish brush with Simon Rimmer off of the telly.
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Georgian Quarter
The Quarter
You can’t get much more picture perfect than the cobbledy Falkner Street in the cool boho Georgian Quarter and, with its minty paint job, candy-striped canopy and European bistro-style terrace chairs, this Italian-inspired independent restaurant doesn’t let the side down.
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Book Now Liverpool City Centre
The Restaurant Bar & Grill Liverpool
With its six foot chandelier and gold leaf ceiling Restaurant Bar & Grill Liverpool is one of the city’s most spectacular dining settings. A £500k refurbishment in 2021 brought to life the original features of this Grade II Listed heritage building. Now it’s one of the most photogenic backdrops in Liverpool, and the food’s not half bad too.
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Aigburth
The Watering Can
At the entrance to Greenbank Park, with its lake and leafy vistas, The Watering Can offers both inside and outside space, and also a bit of inside-outside space with a dining area partially covered by a conservatory-style glass roof and open panels looking out onto the green space.